On Saturday, Nov. 3 the Wareham Week and WCTV will launch the pilot episode of a collaborative podcast series called the Wareham Wire.

The goal of the Wareham Wire is dig deep into local issues by discussing the questions and concerns our community members are asking every day.

The show will be hosted by Wareham Week reporter Meghan Neely and WCTV Outreach Coordinator Michaela Bottino.

A graduate of Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, Meghan joined the Wareham Week newspaper in May of 2018. She moved to Onset two months later in June from her childhood home in Mansfield, Massachusetts.

Along with her editor, Matthew Bernat, she covers everything in Wareham from Selectmen meetings to 3-alarm fires. She previously wrote for the Charlotte News in Charlotte, Vermont and has freelanced for several other publications.

Her reporting provides the bulk of the information discussed on the Wire.

Michaela is a lifelong resident of Wareham and a graduate of Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. As WCTV’s Outreach Coordinator, Michaela is constantly engaged with the interests and concerns of her community. She teaches screenwriting at Wareham High School and is always looking for new stories to explore.

When it comes to the Wire, Michaela asks the hard hitting questions.

In preparation for the Nov. 6 election, the first episode of the Wire will discuss the Wareham Elementary School Project in an attempt to answer frequently asked questions and inform voters headed to the polls. The podcast will be hosted on WCTV’s YouTube Channel, social media accounts, and www.warehamtv.org